Pistol-holder.



No. 6s|,392. Patented Aug. 27, mol. L. E. ruGATe.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LAKE E. FUGATE, OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

PISTOL-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part 0f Letters Patent NO. 681,392, dated August27, 1901.

Application iiled February 4, 1901. Serial No. 45,992. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom t may concern.:

Be it known that I, LAKE E.'FUGATE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Seattle, in the county of King and State of Washington, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Pistol-Holders, of whichthe following is a specification, reference being had therein to theaccompanying drawings.

This inventionl relates to pistols; and, broadly speaking, it consistsin a projecting stud permanently secured to the pistol-stock and ahanger formed from a plate of metal which is adapted to be hooked upon apersons clothing, as at the waistband of the trousers or upon a belt,and having a slot for engaging with the said stud, by which the pistolis hung.

My invention is particularly intended for use with streeteclothes, Wherethe pistol isto be carried beneath the coat, close to thepersons body,and readily disengaged from the hanger, as hereinafter more fully setforth.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a front view of thehanger with a pistol, which is indicated in dotted lines, attachedthereto. Fig. 2 is an end view of the samer with the pistol-supportingstud in engagement.- Figs. 3' and 4 are perspective views of t-he hangerfrom the back and front, respectively. Fig. 5 is a longitudinal View ofthe supporting-stud.

In the said drawings, l represents a stud, which is an extension of thepistol hammerbutt pin 2.

3 is the hanger attachment, formed simply from a plate of metal foldedtwice, once inwardly to form a hook 4 to embrace the trousers-band orother part of the clothing to which it is hung'and preferably having avertical slot 5 formed in the rear leaf to engage over a button orsuspender-strap to prevent the dislodgement of the hanger. The otherfold 6 is bent outwardly and having a horizontal or approximatelyhorizontal slot 7 from the forward edge of the leaf and terminating in asaddle or hook-shaped end l0, in which the stud l is lodged when thepistol is carried by the hanger. The neck of the stud l, between thecollars 8 8 formed thereon, is admitted to the saddle lO, and the saidcollars bear against the surfaces of the plate adjacent to the slot toretain the said stud perpendicular to the face thereof.

9 is a depression in the middle leaf 1l directly in the rear of the slot7 to provide a lead to guide the collar 8 into the aforesaid slot '7.

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-l l Y l. In a device of the characterdescribed, in combination with a pistol having a stud projecting fromthe stock thereof, o f a hanger for attaching the pistol to a personsclothing' consisting of a plate of metal folded twice, once inward ly toform a suspension-hook, and once outwardly with a slot therein having ahookshaped end to receive and support the said stud, substantially asand for the purposes described;

2. In a holder of the character described,

lin combination with a pistol, of suspending devices, which devicescomprise a stud extension to the pistol hammer-butt pin formed with twocollars thereon,- anda hanger for attaching the pistol to a personsclothing consisting of a plate of metal folded to form asuspension-hook, another folded at right angles to' the aforementionedfold with a slot having a hook-shaped end for the reception of the saidstud, and a depression in the main portion of the plate to the rear ofand adjacent to the mouth of the said slot, substantially as and for thepurposes described. v

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LAKE E. FUGATE.

Witnesses:

PIERRE BARNES, CHAs. F. MUNDAY.-

